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4 good reasons keep your webcam on

Why does Teams focus on the faces of the most vociferous and active participants in a meeting? Why does Adam Grant report studies of determining … Read more

Meeting room set-ups

There are many ways to set up both physical and online meeting rooms, and your choice can have a big influence on engagement and commitment. … Read more

Online Meeting Rooms

Online meeting rooms have now surpassed most physical venues in their potential to host effective meetings. So what needs to happen to make use of … Read more

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Equipping your Online Meeting Room

The online environment has a tremendous range of options for fully engaging people and their ideas in meetings. So how do you make use of … Read more

Power positioning

Where your people sit around a meeting table has an impact on the ease with which they can influence proceedings. This information can be useful … Read more

Meeting Environment and Ambience

The colour, sounds and imagery of our surroundings influence our mood. So what mood do you want for your next meeting, and how can you … Read more

Mixed meetings and mediums

‘Meeting’ is a verb. Thinking of it as a noun risks paradigms that restricts our full appreciation of the vast range of options now available … Read more

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Persistent Project Walls

Better than photos. Easier than minutes. More efficient than physical meetings. Accelerate your team’s progress through mapping their thinking with persistent project walls. – – … Read more

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Conceptboard Templates

Conceptboard is an infinite virtual whiteboard where people can engage and participate fully in developing the outcomes of meetings: online or physical, all together or … Read more

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Breakout Groups within meeting sessions

How to use breakouts to increase participation and ownership – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – … Read more

Managing Assembly

Assembly is all about getting the right people at the right time with the right attitudes and expectations. So how do you do this? – … Read more

Asynchronous meetings

Asynchronous means ‘not at the same time’. Asynchronous meetings are a form of collaboration where the topics, the purpose and the inputs and outputs resemble … Read more

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Making the room your own – confidence

Simple things like repositioning the flipchart can do a lot to build and sustain your confidence – – – – – – – – – … Read more

Walk and Talk Meetings

Walk and Talk is a different type of meeting. It takes place outside, between two people (or a series of two people by mixing pairs … Read more

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Developing a vision for web-based meetings

What is your vision for web-based meetings? While you may appreciate the importance of visions and clear pictures of what you are working toward, it … Read more

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Is our style of meeting an antiquated concept?

Have you ever wondered about the terms ‘chairman’ and ‘board’? Do they not seem slightly arcane to you? Have you questioned where they come from? … Read more

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“It is a strange quality of the human psyche how, if the most familiar tool in your kitbag is a hammer, all the problems come … Read more